This is the Global News podcast from the BBC World Service.

I'm Valerie Sanderson, and in the early hours of Monday, the 13th of January, these are our main stories.

Ukraine's President Zelensky has offered to return North Korean soldiers captured fighting for Russia

in exchange for Ukrainian troops held in Russia.

California has introduced emergency measures to cut red tape for fire victims in Los Angeles

to help them rebuild their homes quickly and to prevent them from being scammed.

Saudi Arabia's foreign minister has told a conference of top diplomats

that sanctions imposed on Syria should be removed

to help it recover from years of civil war. Also in this podcast,

I suddenly heard a loud sound like a bomb. That is when someone told me that something had

fallen from the skies.

An investigation is taking place in Kenya after a large metal ring structure landed in a village.

So, was it from space?

Ukraine's President Zelensky has offered to return two North Korean soldiers captured fighting for Russia

in exchange for Ukrainian prisoners of war. Video footage posted online showed the men apparently injured.

One said he didn't know that he was being sent to fight in a war and was told his unit was going on a training exercise.

President Zelensky said there may be other options,

including the men being allowed to remain in Ukraine if they chose to, as he put it,

spread the truth about the war.

Last year, Ukraine and South Korea reported that North Korea

had sent at least 10,000 troops to Russia.

Our Eastern Europe correspondent, Sarah Rainsford, told us more about President Zelensky's proposal.

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